Everest Air — Season 1, Episode 6: Highest Rescue, Death on the Mountain
Documentary, Reality • 45 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
As the end of the Everest climbing season approaches, climbers race against the weather to reach the summit. Jeff Evans and his team must attempt one of the highest rescues in Everest history, and not everyone makes it home alive.
About Everest Air
The real-life adventures of a high-altitude helicopter rescue team patrolling Mount Everest are followed in this series, which begins with life and limb being risked to extract two separate injured climbers, both from 21,000 feet. Also: The ARS team provide emergency medical relief to a local boy suffering from a potentially fatal condition.